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Su Zhe

Type Figure Region China Time 1039–1112 Also known as Ziyou、Tongshu、Old Man of Yingbin

Su Zhe (February 20, 1039–1112), courtesy name Ziyou, also Tongshu, was a Northern Song native of Meishan, Meizhou, brother of Su Shi;…

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  1. c. 1051–1058Meishan, Meizhou · MeishanSu Zhe studied under his father and elder brother in his hometown of Meizhou, mastering the classics, histories, and prose, preparing for the capital examinations, his literary style gradually deepening.
  2. 1057–1058Bianjing · KaifengIn 1057 (Jiayou 2), Su Zhe passed the jinshi examination in the same cohort as his brother Su Shi, opening his official career and immediately facing a new phase of first appointments and capital social connections.

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